One child in eight lives in poverty in this country. Bruce Munro asks Max Rashbrooke how this happened, why middle NZ is key ...

The government has announced a new plan which aims to develop the aquaculture industry and provide vital jobs in regional communities. New Zealand's Green Party is launching a petition asking the ...

A man has been charged over the death of a woman fatally shot at a Whangārei park last week. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says parents who are dissatisfied with the new school lunch programme ...

A $2 million fundraising campaign has been launched to save the Whakatipu’s most historic wall from tumbling down. Queenstown Lakes residents are wary of proposals providing a false sense of hope in ...

Athletics has been part of Buzz Jones’ life for 73 years. So when the call went out to help repair the Papanui TocH Athletic Club’s badly vandalised track he sprang into action. © Copyright Allied ...

The Gore district mayoral race has officially begun, with the incumbent, Ben Bell, officially throwing in his hat for a bid at re-election.

Residents around Queenstown's Park St are peed off about tourists using Lake Wakatipu as their bath and the nearby streets as a toilet. Queenstowner Ben Gatting has literally gone the extra 400 miles ...

Two of North Canterbury's district councils are looking to join forces to manage their water infrastructure - while one is proposing to go it alone. Every morning when Aaron Wilkinson arises at his ...

One child in eight lives in poverty in this country. Bruce Munro asks Max Rashbrooke how this happened, why middle NZ is key to changing it and how a kid from a wealthy suburb became the go-to guy on ...

HNZ has removed artwork by John Middleditch from the walls of Dunedin Hospital and decided not to display any of his work in the new hospital following allegations of sexual abuse. An incident on the ...

Police have named the woman found dead in the Timaru River, near Lake Hāwea, on February 5. She was Claire Frances Connell, 36, of Australia.

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